From Computer World:Privacy expert voices 'backdoor' concerns, security researchers dismiss idea.
Computerworld - The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress.
"Working in partnership with Microsoft and elements of the Department of Defense, NSA leveraged our unique expertise and operational knowledge of system threats and vulnerabilities to enhance Microsoft's operating system security guide without constraining the user to perform their everyday tasks, whether those tasks are being performed in the public or private sector," Richard Schaeffer, the NSA's information assurance director, told the Senate's Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security yesterday as part of a prepared statement.
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More News On The NSA And Windows 7 Development
Windows 7 security courtesy of the NSA -- Biz-Tech
Microsoft Denies NSA Backdoor In Win7 -- Ubergizmo
Microsoft denies NSA backdoor in Windows 7 -- Tech Radar
MS denies Win 7 backdoor rumours -- The Register
National Security Agency beefed Win 7 defenses -- The Register
My Comment: The security experts can deny all that they want that such work was not done .... but we do have an NSA official saying under oath in front of Congress that the NSA did assist in Windows 7 development.
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